Inventory of the Clyde Edgerton Papers, 1918-1997

Collection Number 4616

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Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Collection Information


Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
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Processed by
Elizabeth Pauk and Christopher Ryland
Date Processed
May 1995
Encoded by
Jackie Dean
Date Encoded
1998

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Descriptive Summary

Repository
Southern Historical Collection
Creator
Edgerton, Clyde, 1944- .
Title
Clyde Edgerton Papers, 1918-1997
Call Number
4616
Extent
14200 items (66.0 linear feet)
Abstract
Clyde Edgerton, writer and educator of Durham County, N.C. Literary material includes annotated and revised drafts, galleys, notes, and correspondence relating to Edgerton's novels Raney, Walking Across Egypt, The Floatplane Notebooks, Killer Diller, In Memory of Junior, Redeye: A Western, and Where Trouble Sleeps, and his short stories and essays, as well as his notebooks and journals. Personal material includes correspondence with family members, friends, and military personnel during Edgerton's service, 1966-1971, as an Air Force pilot during the Vietnam War. There are also a few letters from his uncle Clem R. Warren as a soldier in World War I. Also included is correspondence with Edgerton's publisher Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, his editor Shannon Ravenel, agents, other literary figures, and fans. Among Edgerton's literary correspondents are Rick Bass, Allan Gurganus, Michael McFee, Lee Smith, Louis Rubin, and Doug Marlette. Also included are materials relating to the controversy surrounding Edgerton's departure from the teaching staff of Campbell University over objections to the portrayal of Free Will Baptists in Raney; subject files with materials about Edgerton's work and activities and about subjects that interested him; photographs; and materials relating to Edgerton's work in audio, film, video, and CD formats.
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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
This collection has restrictions to access. Please see details below or contact the Manuscripts Department for more information.
Usage Restrictions
RESTRICTIONS: In the original deposit, Series 2.1. Journals and items in Series 1, 2.2, 2.3, and 3 selected by Clyde Edgerton are closed until 15 September 2023. In the 1995 addition, items in Series 5 selected by Clyde Edgerton are closed until April 2026 (boxes 104-106) and Series 6. films (F-4616/1-9), videotapes (VT-4616/1-3), and audiotapes (T-4616/1-7) are closed until 15 September 2023. In the 1998 addition, items in Series 1, 3.2, and 5 selected by Clyde Edgerton are closed until 1 April 2029.
Provenance
Original deposit was gift and purchased from Clyde Edgerton in June 1992. Additions of January 1995 (Acc. 95009) and March 1998 (Acc. 98062) were purchased from Clyde Edgerton in December 1994 and March 1998.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Clyde Edgerton Papers #4616, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill (Firm).
Baptists--North Carolina.
Bass, Rick, 1958- .
Campbell University (Buies Creek, N.C.)--Faculty--History.
Edgerton, Clyde, 1944- .
Edgerton, Clyde, 1944- . Floatplane Notebooks.
Edgerton, Clyde, 1944- . In Memory of Junior.
Edgerton, Clyde, 1944- . Killer Diller.
Edgerton, Clyde, 1944- . Redeye: A Western.
Edgerton, Clyde, 1944- . Raney.
Edgerton, Clyde, 1944- . Walking Across Egypt.
Edgerton, Clyde, 1944- . Where Trouble Sleeps.
Fiction--20th century.
Gurganus, Allan, 1947- .
Marlette, Doug, 1949- .
McFee, Michael.
North Carolina--Intellectual life--20th century.
Novelists, American--20th century.
Ravenel, Shannon.
Rubin, Louis Decimus, 1923- .
Smith, Lee, 1944- .
Soldiers--United States--Correspondence--History--World War, 1914-1918.
Soldiers--United States--Correspondence--History-Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975.
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975.
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Biographical/Historical Note

Clyde Edgerton was born in 1944 in Bethesda, N.C., a small community in east Durham County. He was an Air Force pilot, 1966-1971, serving in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, 1970-1971. Following the war, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning masters and Ph.D. degrees in English education.

Raney, his first novel, was published in 1985. The plot of the novel, revolving around the marriage of a Free Will Baptist and an Episcopalian, led to Edgerton's leaving the teaching staff at Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C., a Baptist institution. He later taught at Saint Andrew's College in Laurinburg, N.C.; at Duke University; at Millsaps College; and, beginning in 1998, at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Edgerton's other published novels include Walking Across Egypt (1987), The Floatplane Notebooks (1988), Killer Diller (1991), In Memory of Junior (1992), Redeye: A Western (1995), and Where Trouble Sleeps (1997). His short story "Changing Names" appeared in New Stories from the South: The Year's Best, 1990, a collection published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. Other works include Understanding the Floatplane (1987) and Cold Black Peas (1990), both published in limited editions by Mud Puppy Press.

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Collection Overview

Because materials relating to particular works or activities may be filed in several places in the collection, researchers are advised to scan through the inventory to find all the items that may be of interest to them. This scattering is sometimes the result of preserving Edgerton's original file order (as per arrangement outlines accompanying some of the materials). Check especially Series 5. Subject files and related correspondence in the January 1995 and March 1998 additions for items that relate to materials in other series.

Note that Edgerton's original folder titles have, for the most part, been maintained.

Original deposit (June 1992):

Literary material includes annotated and revised drafts, galleys, notes, and correspondence relating to Edgerton's novels Raney, Walking Across Egypt, The Floatplane Notebooks, and Killer Diller, and to his short stories and essays. Also included are notebooks and journals containing poetry, prose, and diary entries dating from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Personal material includes correspondence with family members, friends, and military personnel during Edgerton's service from 1966 to 1971 as an Air Force pilot during the Vietnam War, and correspondence with publishers, agents, other literary figures, and fans of his work dating from the late 1970s to 1990. There are also a few notebooks, journals, and logbooks of story submissions; folders containing creative writing notes, notes on writing, and journal entries; letters used as primary sources in The Floatplane Notebooks; Edgerton's military and school records; material about Edgerton's departure from the teaching staff of Campbell University over objections to the portrayal of Free Will Baptists in Raney; and a few photographs.

Addition of 1995:

Materials include multiple drafts, notes, and source materials for In Memory of Junior and Redeye: A Western and galley proofs for Killer Diller. Also included are subject files that contain items relating to his novels and other material; photographs; and materials relating to Edgerton's work in audio, film, video, and CD formats.

Note that the Series 5 subject files contain correspondence, notes, and other materials relating to The Floatplane Notebooks, In Memory of Junior, Killer Diller, Raney, Walking Across Egypt, and some short stories.

Addition of 1998:

Chiefly correspondence from 1966-1995; multiple drafts, notes, and source materials for Redeye: A Western and Where Trouble Sleeps; and galley proofs for Where Trouble Sleeps. Also included are subject files that contain items relating to Edgerton's novels and other material; photographs; and materials relating to Edgerton's work in audio, film, video, and CD formats.

Note that the Series 5 subject files contain correspondence, notes, and other materials relating to The Floatplane Notebooks, In Memory of Junior, Killer Diller, Raney, Redeye: A Western,Walking Across Egypt, Where Trouble Sleeps, a book on baseball, and some short stories and journal articles.

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Organization of Collection

1. Correspondence, 1918-1992
1.1. 1918-1929
1.2. 1960-1992
2. Journals and Other Writings
2.1. Journals, 1975-1991
2.2. Other Writings
2.3. Story Submission Record, 1979-1983
3. Literary Manuscripts
3.1. Novels
3.1.1. Raney
3.1.2. Walking Across Egypt
3.1.3. The Floatplane Notebooks
3.1.4. Killer Diller
3.2. Short Stories
4. Other Papers
4.1. School and Military Papers, 1950-1972
4.2. Professional Papers, 1983-1991
Additions after January 1995
Addition of January 1995
3. Literary Manuscripts
3.1. Novels
3.1.4. Killer Diller
3.1.5. In Memory of Junior
3.1.6. Redeye: A Western
3.2. Short Stories
5. Subject Files and Related Correspondence, ca. 1980-1994
6. Audio-Visual Materials, ca. 1966-1994
6.1. Films
6.2. Videotapes
6.3. Audiotapes
6.4. Compact Discs
7. Pictures
Addition of March 1998
1. Correspondence, 1966-1995
3. Literary Manuscripts
3.1. Novels
3.1.6. Redeye: A Western
3.1.7. Where Trouble Sleeps
3.2. Short Stories
4. Other Papers
4.2. Professional Papers, 1983-1991
5. Subject Files and Related Correspondence, ca. 1980-1997
7. Pictures

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Detailed Description of the Collection

1. Correspondence, 1918-1992.

About 4,824 items.
Note that correspondence relating to particular works is often filed with other materials about those works. Note that RESTRICTED items from this series have been filed in boxes 62 and 63. These items are closed until 15 September 2023.
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1.1. 1918-1929.
29 items.
Chiefly correspondence of Edgerton's uncle Clem R. Warren with his mother Henrietta Warren, as well as with other family members, during his service in the United States Army during World War I, 1918-1919. The letters discuss his experiences in Europe, an injury to his arm that required his discharge from the army, army life, neighborhood friends in the service, and family news.
   Folder 1
Correspondence, 1918-1929
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1.2. 1960-1992 and undated.
About 1,900 items.
Correspondence of Edgerton and his family, particularly his parents Truma Warren and Ernest C. Edgerton, and friends while he was a student at Southern High School in Durham, N.C.; an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1962-1966; and during his Air Force training and service as a combat pilot in Vietnam, 1966-1971. Early correspondence consists of letters describing college life, Air Force R.O.T.C., and family and neighborhood news. Letters during the summer of 1966 reflect Edgerton's participation in an Upward Bound program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In October 1966, Edgerton began his Air Force pilot training class at Laredo Air Force Base, Tex. He wrote his parents frequently, describing his trip to Texas, his classes, and his surroundings.
   Folder 2
1960-1965
   Folder 3
January-October 1966
   Folder 4
November 1966
   Folder 5
December and undated 1966
   Folder 6
January 1967
   Folder 7
February 1967
   Folder 8
March 1967
   Folder 9
April 1967
   Folder 10
May 1967
   Folder 11
June 1967
   Folder 12
July 1967
   Folder 13
August 1967
   Folder 14
September 1967
   Folder 15
October 1967
   Folder 16
November 1967
   Folder 17
December and undated 1967
   Folder 18
January-February 1968
   Folder 19
March 1968
   Folder 20
April 1968
   Folder 21
May 1968
   Folder 22
June-August 1968
   Folder 23
September 1968
   Folder 24
October 1968
   Folder 25
November 1968
   Folder 26
December and undated 1968
   Folder 27
January 1969
   Folder 28
February 1969
   Folder 29
March 1969
   Folder 30
April 1969
   Folder 31
May 1969
   Folder 32
June 1969
   Folder 33
July-August 1969
   Folder 34
September-October 1969
   Folder 35
November 1969
   Folder 36
December 1969
   Folder 37
January 1970
   Folder 38
February 1970
   Folder 39
March 1970
   Folder 40
April 1970
   Folder 41
May 1970
   Folder 42
June 1970
   Folder 43
July-August 1970
   Folder 44
October 1970
   Folder 45
November 1970
   Folder 46
December and undated 1970
   Folder 47
January 1971
   Folder 48
February 1971
   Folder 49
March 1971
   Folder 50
April 1971
   Folder 51
May 1971
   Folder 52
June 1971
   Folder 53
July 1971
   Folder 54
August 1971
   Folder 55-56
Undated 1967-August 1971
   Folder 57
September 1971
   Folder 58
October 1971
   Folder 59
November 1971
   Folder 60
December 1971
   Folder 61
January-March 1972
   Folder 62
April-August 1972
   Folder 63
October-December 1972
   Folder 64
1973-1979
   Folder 65
1980-1982
   Folder 66
Undated September 1971-1982
   Folder 67
Correspondence with Ann Lassiter, ca. 1977-1982
   Folder 68
1983
   Folder 69
1984
   Folder 70
January-April 1985
   Folder 71
May-July 1985
   Folder 72
August-December and undated 1985
   Folder 73
January-March 1986
   Folder 74
April-May 1986
   Folder 75
June-July 1986
   Folder 76
August-September 1986
   Folder 77
October-November 1986
   Folder 78
December and undated 1986
   Folder 79
January-February 1987
   Folder 80
March-April 1987
   Folder 81
May 1987
   Folder 82
June 1987
   Folder 83
July 1987
   Folder 84
August 1987
   Folder 85
September 1987
   Folder 86
October 1987
   Folder 87
November 1987
   Folder 88
December 1987
   Folder 89
Undated 1987
   Folder 90
January 1988
   Folder 91
February 1988
   Folder 92
March 1988
   Folder 93
April 1988
   Folder 94
May 1988
   Folder 95
June 1988
   Folder 96
July 1988
   Folder 97
August 1988
   Folder 98
September 1988
   Folder 99
October 1988
   Folder 100
November 1988
   Folder 101
December 1988
   Folder 102
Undated 1988
   Folder 103
January 1989
   Folder 104
February 1989
   Folder 105
March 1989
   Folder 106
April 1989
   Folder 107
May 1989
   Folder 108
June 1989
   Folder 109
July 1989
   Folder 110
August 1989
   Folder 111
September 1989
   Folder 111a
October 1989
   Folder 111b
November 1989
   Folder 111c
December 1989
   Folder 111d
Undated 1989
   Folder 112
January-April 1990
   Folder 112a
May-September 1990
   Folder 112b
October-December and undated 1990
   Folder 113
1991
   Folder 114
1992
   Folder 115a-c
Undated

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2. Journals and Other Writings.

Note that RESTRICTED items from Series 2.2. and 2.3. have been filed in box 64. These items are closed until 15 September 2023.
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2.1. Journals, 1975-1991.
RESTRICTED: closed until 2023.
   Folder 116-120
Journals
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2.2. Other Writings, 1958-1983.
About 200 items.
Notes, quotations, drafts of letters, stories, poems, and reminiscences chiefly from Edgerton's youth, army career, days in Key West, school years (high school, undergraduate, and graduate), and the period immediately following his father's death. Miscellaneous writings, 1958-1971, include drafts of poems and letters, reminiscences, quotes, diary entries, notes from others, and writings on flying. Writings, 1965-1973, are primarily quotations, an article on a python, and poems with revisions and notes.
A spiral bound notebook of writings, 1968-1972, contains poems, short fiction pieces, notes and ideas, and reminiscences, some pertaining to the army and flying. There is also a red spiral bound notebook containing "The Military Life--good and bad," ca. 1969-1972, containing quotations, reminiscences, and information about life at Yokata, Japan; a copy of Edgerton's Masters comprehensive exam; diary entries, 1969; notes from others; and drafts of letters to others. A third spiral bound notebook includes poems, quotations, and drafts of letters, 1970-1971. A fourth spiral bound notebook, ca. 1975-1980, includes class notes, notes on education, notes about Norman Mailer, a flyer on the Southern Baptist Convention, and song lyrics.
Clippings, notes about his experiences, and pages of a story draft make up Edgerton's "Key West" writings, ca. 1978-1980. There are also writings about the death of Ernest C. Edgerton, including a section of Raney about the death of her father. Also included are a notebook in which Edgerton recorded his dreams, 23 July 1980-20 August 1980; creative writing class and miscellaneous notes; and drafts of miscellaneous letters, speeches, writings, and songs.
   Folder 121
Writings, ca. 1958-1971
   Folder 122
Poems, 1965-1973
   Folder 123
Writings, ca. 1968-1972
   Folder 124
Writings, ca. 1969-1972
   Folder 125
Writings, ca. 1970-1971
   Folder 126
Writings, 1975-1980
   Folder 127
Key West writings, ca. 1978-1980
   Folder 128
Writings on father's death, ca. 1979-1980
   Folder 129
Dream notebook, 1980
   Folder 130
Creative writing class notes, ca. 1980s.
   Folder 131-132
Notes and drafts
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2.3. Story Submission Record, 1979-1983.
List of titles of Edgerton's short stories, where and when they were submitted, and whether or not he received a response to the submission.
   Folder 133
Short story submission record

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3. Literary Manuscripts.

Note that RESTRICTED folders from this series have been filed in box 65. These items are closed until 15 September 2023.
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3.1. Novels.
Handwritten drafts, typescripts, photocopies, galleys, notes, and other versions of Raney, Walking Across Egypt, The Floatplane Notebooks, and Killer Diller. Many items contain corrections or revision by either or both Edgerton or Algonquin Books editor Shannon Ravenel.
Note that, with few exceptions, original folder titles have been maintained.
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3.1.1. Raney.
Material relating to Raney includes an outline, a 27 June 1983 letter to Shannon Ravenel describing changes in the book, and extensive notes and revisions.
See also Series 5 in the January 1995 and the March 1998 additions and Series 1 in the March 1998 addition.
   Folder 134
First draft
   Folder 135
First major draft
   Folder 136
Second draft
   Folder 137-138
Third draft
   Folder 139-140
Third major draft
   Folder 141-142
Re-writes and additions
   Folder 143-144
Fourth draft(?), copies 1 and 2
   Folder 145
Fourth draft/1
   Folder 146
Fourth draft/2
   Folder 147
Outline
   Folder 148-150
Fifth draft, copies 1 and 2
   Folder 151-152
Sixth draft
   Folder 153-154
Final draft
   Folder 155
Cover samples.
   Folder 156-158
Notes and revisions, copies 1 and 2
   Folder 159-161
Old Raney/Raney discards
   Folder 162
Material pulled
   Folder 163-164
Old drafts, sections
   Folder 165-166
Louis Rubin's copy
   Folder 167
Typescripts, parts II & III
   Folder 168
Typeset, corrections to revise
   Folder 169
Typeset with corrections
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3.1.2. Walking Across Egypt.
Among the drafts and revisions of Walking Across Egypt are a typescript of a short story called "Cleaning up the Dishes," song lyrics, a chapter from Raney entitled "Yard Sale," and pieces of "The Last of the Hardheads: A Novel." These writings either relate to or became parts of Walking Across Egypt. Also included in these papers is a 21 June 1986letter from Shannon Ravenel.
See also Series 5 in the January 1995 and the March 1998 additions and Series 1 in the March 1998 addition.
   Folder 170
Short story
   Folder 171-172
First draft
   Folder 173-174
Early draft, copies 1 and 2
   Folder 175
Second draft/1
   Folder 176
Second draft/2
   Folder 177-178
Second draft, 2nd version
   Folder 179-180
Third draft
   Folder 181-182
Fourth draft
   Folder 183-184
Fifth draft
   Folder 185-186
Fifth draft, 2nd version
   Folder 187-188
Sixth draft
   Folder 189-190
Seventh draft
   Folder 191-192
Eighth draft
   Folder 193-193
Final draft
   Folder 195-196
Galleys
   Folder 197
Printer's galley proofs
   Folder 198
Discards
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3.1.3. The Floatplane Notebooks.
Included is correspondence with Shannon Ravenel, and outlines maps, graveyard plots, and copies of advertisements. Notes on Meredith include Edgerton's autobiographical notes from Texas, flight school, and the Vietnam war and pages from his 1966journal. Short stories used in the novel include "A Son's Father," "It Takes a Sorry Man...," "The Green Woods Wet," and "Enrico Review."
See also Series 5 in the January 1995 and the March 1998 additions and Series 1 in the March 1998 addition.
   Folder 199
Short stories
   Folder 200
"Enrico Review"
   Folder 201
Notes on Meredith
   Folder 202-204
Miscellaneous notes
   Folder 205
"Meredith" early notes, draft 3
   Folder 206-208
"Meredith" early draft
   Folder 209-210
"Meredith" 1st draft, November 1984
   Folder 211
"Meredith: A Novel," with notes
   Folder 212
Plans for book
   Folder 213
"Meredith" revisions, December 1984
   Folder 214
"Meredith" revisions, copy 2
   Folder 215
"Meredith, A Novel"
   Folder 216
"Meredith" second draft
   Folder 217
"Meredith" 100 pages of early draft
   Folder 218
"Family & War," early draft
   Folder 219
"Family & War," second draft
   Folder 220-222
Miscellaneous, #1
   Folder 223-225
Untitled, early draft
   Folder 226
"Overseas: A Novel"
   Folder 227
"The Last of the Hardheads"
   Folder 228
"Vine, A Novel"
   Folder 229
"Vine," first draft, copy 1
   Folder 230
"Vine," first draft, first 75 pages
   Folder 231
"Vine," early draft and early Bliss material
   Folder 232
"Vine," first drafts, copy 2
   Folder 233
Miscellaneous, #2
   Folder 234
"Graveyard"
   Folder 235
"The Names of the Fields: A Novel"
   Folder 236
War material (Keith) planned for novel
   Folder 237
Odds & ends
   Folder 238
Early Floatplane notes
   Folder 239
"Floatplane," 1987, "folder #5"
   Folder 240
Floatplane draft, 1987-2
   Folder 241
Floatplane draft, 1987-3
   Folder 242
Floatplane draft, June 1987
   Folder 243
Rough Draft No. 3, 3 June 1987
   Folder 244-245
"The Natural Floatplane," first draft complete
   Folder 246-247
"Floatplane," first draft
   Folder 248
Natural Floatplane, first draft, copy 1/1
   Folder 249
Natural Floatplane, first draft, copy 1/2
   Folder 250-251
First draft, 24 August 1987, copy 2
   Folder 252-253
"The Natural Floatplane," first draft, copy 3
   Folder 254-255
"Natural Floatplane/Meredith Himself," second draft
   Folder 256-257
"Natural Floatplane/Meredith Himself"
   Folder 258-259
Third draft, October 1987
   Folder 260-261
Fourth draft, October 1987, copy 1
   Folder 262-263
Fourth draft, October 1987, copy 2
   Folder 264-265
Fourth draft, November 1987, copy 1
   Folder 266-267
Fourth draft, copy 2
   Folder 268-269
Major draft #5
   Folder 270-271
Draft #5
   Folder 272-273
Fifth draft
   Folder 274-275
Sixth draft
   Folder 276-277
Final draft
   Folder 278
Typesetter's copy/1
   Folder 279
Typesetter's copy/2
   Folder 280
Copy editing notes
   Folder 281-282
Copy-edited draft
   Folder 283
Final typescript
   Folder 284-285
Galleys, photocopies
   Folder 286
Galleys/1
   Folder 287
Galleys/2
   Folder 288
Sketches of floatplanes
   Folder 289
Proposed cover
   Folder 290
Audio
   Folder 291-293
Correspondence (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 294-295
Correspondence (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 296
Map of Listre family tree
   Folder 297
Transcripts of combat audio tapes
   Folder 298
Air Force materials
   Folder 299-301
War material
   Folder 302
Crabtree family history
   Folder 303-304
Fragments from various drafts
   Folder 305
Notes and fragments
   Folder 305a-b
Notes and revisions
   Folder 305c
Notes and fragments
   Folder 305d
Floatplane draft, July 1987, #3
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3.1.4. Killer Diller.
See also Series 3.1.4 and Series 5 in the January 1995 and the March 1998 additions.
   Folder 306
Very first pages
   Folder 307
Very early work
   Folder 308
Early work
   Folder 309
Notes, photocopies
   Folder 310
Early Killer Diller/1
   Folder 311
Early Killer Diller/2
   Folder 312
Wesley novel, early manuscript
   Folder 313
New Wesley novel, December 1988
   Folder 314
"Bottle Neck," first draft
   Folder 315
"Bottle Neck," first revisions
   Folder 316
"Bottle Neck," second draft
   Folder 317
"Bottle Neck," second draft, corrected typescript
   Folder 318
"Bottle Neck," second draft, second revision
   Folder 319-320
"Bottle Neck," third draft
   Folder 321-322
Early typescript
   Folder 323-324
First complete draft, clean copy
   Folder 325-326
First complete draft
   Folder 327
Version one, second draft
   Folder 328-329
Version one, second draft, photocopy
   Folder 330
Version one, revised second draft
   Folder 331
Version two, first draft, clean
   Folder 332
Version two, first draft, marked
   Folder 333
Version two, second draft, chapter 12-end
   Folder 334-335
Third draft, first time
   Folder 336-337
Third draft
   Folder 338
Pre-April 19th draft
   Folder 339-340
Sixth draft
   Folder 341-342
Seventh draft
   Folder 343-344
Copy-edited manuscript
   Folder 345
Discarded pages after copy-editing
   Folder 346-347
Typesetter's manuscript
   Folder 348
First galleys
   Folder 349-350
Corrected page proofs
   Folder 351
Wesley material
   Folder 352
Nutrition House excerpts
   Folder 353
Notes
   Folder 354
Revisions/notes
   Folder 355
Correspondence
   Folder 356
Paperback cover
   Folder 357
Excerpt for Algonquin ABA Sampler
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3.2. Short Stories.
Drafts of Edgerton's short stories and articles, among them several versions of "Natural Suspension," Edgerton's first published short story; stories that were later incorporated into his novels; and articles about writing.
See also Series 3.2 and Series 5 in the January 1995 and the March 1998 additions.
   Folder 358
First drafts
   Folder 359
Miscellaneous starts and clippings
   Folder 360
"The Band Director"
   Folder 361
"Gigs" or "The Band Director" (Band Director)
   Folder 362
"Barking Dog"
   Folder 363
"Endangered" (Barking Dog)
   Folder 364
"Reason Enough to Shoot A Dog Dead" (Barking Dog)
   Folder 365
"Bird Cards"
   Folder 366
"Birth"
   Folder 367
"Black Rabbit, White Rabbit"
   Folder 368
"A Call for the Student As a Coach"
   Folder 369
"Camp Pamlico" (unfinished book)
   Folder 370
"Changing Names"
   Folder 371
"The Chuckie Yates Story"
   Folder 372
"Cleaning Up the Dishes"
   Folder 373
"Corn Stealing"
   Folder 374
"Dirty Dogs" (A Book For Children)
   Folder 375
"Enrico"
   Folder 376
"Rose" (Enrico)
   Folder 377
"The Road to Damascus"/ "Breathe on Me"/ "Castaway Club" (early Floatplane)
   Folder 378
"When the Heart Rivals the Foe" (early Floatplane)
   Folder 379
"Forrest's Thumb"
   Folder 380
"Four Blade Case"
   Folder 381
"Uncle Bob" (Four Blade Case)
   Folder 382
"The Glow" or "The Preacher Who Was Not A Preacher"
   Folder 383
"Green Woods"
   Folder 384
"Rachel" (Green Woods)
   Folder 385
"The Hallway"
   Folder 386
"Headless at Hilton Head" or "Golf"
   Folder 387
"If the Ladies Don't Mind"
   Folder 388
"In the Green"
   Folder 389
"It Takes A Sorry Man to Do a Woman's Work"
   Folder 390
"The Jolly Funeral"
   Folder 391
"Kinship"
   Folder 392
"The Man in the Canoe"
   Folder 393
"Canoe" (Baby of the Lake) (The Man in the Canoe)
   Folder 394
"The Messiah"
   Folder 395
Mid-Atlantic Magazine article
   Folder 396
"Miss Percie"
   Folder 397
"The Mysterious Essay"
   Folder 398
"National Anthem"
   Folder 399
"The Ball Player" (National Anthem)
   Folder 400
"Natural Suspension"
   Folder 401
"Natural Suspension"
   Folder 402
"Story of a Story" (Natural Suspension)
   Folder 403
"The Nose"
   Folder 404
"Pilots at the Bar"
   Folder 405
"Plinkety Plinkety Plink" or "The Banjo Man"
   Folder 406
"Privacy"
   Folder 407
"The Old Days"
   Folder 408
"Separate Booths"
   Folder 409
"The Sheraton"
   Folder 410
"Silkie's Funeral"
   Folder 411
"A Sign of Fire"
   Folder 412
"Songs of Men"
   Folder 413
"Stella Rhondo Alabama"
   Folder 414
"Stricture"
   Folder 415
"The Stump"
   Folder 416
"The Uncle" or "The Craw"
   Folder 417
"Venom"
   Folder 418
"Webs"
   Folder 419
"Whitman Sampler"
   Folder 420
"Why Fish"
   Folder 421
"Why Writing Ain't Basic"
   Folder 422
"Yard Sale"

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4. Other Papers.

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4.1. School and Military Papers, 1950-1972.
48 items.
School papers include 32 report cards, 1950-1962; National Piano-Playing Auditions membership certificates, 1954-1959; a school literary magazine and paper; family and other photographs; and fliers.
   Folder 423
School papers
   Folder 424
College papers
   Folder 425
Upward Bound papers
   Folder 426-429
Military papers
   Folder 1/P-4616
Photographs
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4.2. Professional Papers, 1983-1991.
Professional papers include material relating to his conflict with Campbell University officials over his novel Raney, book reviews and articles, papers concerning the publication and promotion of his novels, and various writings by colleagues. The Campbell controversy material consists of notes on meetings; copies and drafts of correspondence with Norman Wiggins and other Campbell officials, supporters, and lawyers; and defense and other statements. There are also contracts, invoices, meeting minutes, sermons, and clippings. Book reviews and articles are chiefly biographical or concern subjects Edgerton found interesting, including information about Algonquin and other authors and an interview with Philip Roth. Other professional papers and promotional material consists of fliers for readings and performances, invoices, contracts, royalty statements, an Algonquin Books catalog, materials relating to a screenplay of Raney, handouts, memos, certificates, and samples of marketing and publicity material. There are also a few works by others, including stories, cartoons, and a term paper on Raney.
   Folder 430-433
Campbell University controversy
   Folder 434
Heritage House controversy
   Folder 435
Book reviews and articles
   Folder 436-438
Professional papers and promotional material
   Folder 438
Photographs
   Folder 439-441
Writings by others

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Additions after January 1995

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Addition of January 1995 (Acc. 95009)
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3. Literary manuscripts.
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3.1. Novels, ca. 1990-1994.
About 420 Items.
3.1.4. Killer Diller, ca. 1990.
About 20 items.
   Folder 442
"Notes Thorpe"
   Folder 443
Galley 1, 1 July 1990
3.1.5. In Memory of Junior, 1991-1992.
About 100 items.
   Folder 444
Notes
   Folder 445
"Tombstone Commerce," notes and incomplete draft
   Folder 446
"Tombstone Commerce," short story
   Folder 447
"Tombstone Commerce," 15 January 1991, notes and incomplete draft
   Folder 448
"Tombstone Commerce," 25 January 1991, notes and incomplete draft
   Folder 449
"Tombstone Commerce," 25 January 1991, incomplete draft
   Folder 450
"Tombstone Commerce," 11 February 1991, notes and incomplete draft
   Folder 451
"Tombstone Commerce," 14 March 1991, notes and incomplete draft
   Folder 452
"Tombstone Commerce," 21 March 1991, notes
   Folder 453
"Tombstone Commerce," 29 March 1991, incomplete draft
   Folder 454
"Tombstone Commerce," 9 April 1991, notes and incomplete draft
   Folder 455
"Tombstone Commerce," 12 April 1991, notes and incomplete draft
   Folder 456
"Tombstone Commerce," 24 April 1991, incomplete draft
   Folder 457
"Tombstone Commerce," 4 May 1991, notes and incomplete draft
   Folder 458-459
"Tombstone Commerce," 27 May 1991, incomplete draft
   Folder 460
"Tombstone Commerce," 30 May 1991, incomplete draft
   Folder 461
"Tombstone Commerce," 6 June 1991, incomplete draft
   Folder 462
"Tombstone Commerce," 15 June 1991, incomplete draft
   Folder 463
"Tombstone Commerce," 24 June 1991, incomplete draft
   Folder 464
"Tombstone Commerce," 7 June 1991, incomplete draft
   Folder 465
"Tombstone Commerce," 13 July 1991, typescript labeled "first draft"
   Folder 466
"Tombstone Commerce," 14 July 1991, typescript labeled "first draft" with corrections
   Folder 467
Draft with corrections, 26 July 1991
   Folder 468
Notes, 28 July 1991
   Folder 469
Draft with corrections and additions, 31 July 1991
   Folder 470
Original first draft, 2 August 1991, clean and complete draft with deleted material appended
   Folder 471
Bound, clean, complete first draft, 2 August 1991
   Folder 472
Same as folder 471, with the addition of a letter of response and marginal notes from Shannon Ravenel
   Folder 473
Outline and notes, 2 August 1991
   Folder 474
Notes and draft material, 29 August 1991
   Folder 475
"Shade's Ferry," 6 September 1991, typescript labeled "second draft" with corrections by Edgerton
   Folder 476
"Shade's Ferry," 9 September 1991, typescript labeled "second draft" with marginal notes by Shannon Ravenel
   Folder 477
Notes, August(?) 1991
   Folder 478-479
"Lucky Sky," 27 September 1991, typescript labeled "second major draft" with corrections by Edgerton
   Folder 480
Notes and draft material, September(?) 1991
   Folder 481
Materials, September(?) 1991
   Folder 482-483
"Across the Great ?" 10 October 1991, typescript labeled "third draft"
   Folder 484
Draft material from various stages in the novel's construction, 20 October 1991. Enclosed are two letters from Shannon Ravenel concerning the quality of the drafts
   Folder 485-486
"Much Obliged," 28 October 1991, typescript labeled "draft" with marginal notes by Edgerton and Shannon Ravenel
   Folder 487
Incomplete draft with minimal corrections by Edgerton, 28 October 1991
   Folder 488
Draft of chapter 7 with corrections by Edgerton, October(?) 1991
   Folder 489
Notes and minimal draft material, October(?) 1991
   Folder 490
Draft of chapter 9 with corrections by Edgerton, 12 November 1991
   Folder 491
Drafts of chapters 12-14, with corrections by Edgerton, 20 November 1991
   Folder 492-493
Incomplete draft with corrections and notes by Edgerton and Shannon Ravenel, November 1991
   Folder 494
Draft of chapter 10 with corrections by Edgerton, November(?) 1991
   Folder 495
"Who Gets Florida?" incomplete draft with corrections by Edgerton, 5 December 1991
   Folder 496
Draft of chapter 4 with corrections by Edgerton, 11 December 1991
   Folder 497
Draft of chapter 5 with corrections by Edgerton, 12 December 1991
   Folder 498
Draft of chapter 3 with corrections by Edgerton, December(?) 1991
   Folder 499
Incomplete clean draft, 4 January 1992
   Folder 500-501
"Talk," 4 January 1992, draft with corrections by Edgerton
   Folder 502-503
"Talk," 7 January 1992, draft with corrections and marginal notes by Shannon Ravenel
   Folder 504
Letter, 14 January 1992(Shannon Ravenel-Edgerton) concerning the novel
   Folder 505-506
"The Family Talks," 30 January 1992, draft with marginal notes and corrections by Edgerton and Shannon Ravenel
   Folder 507-508
"Somebody Passed," 7 February 1992, clean draft
   Folder 509-510
"Somebody Passed," 7 February 1992, draft with corrections by Edgerton
   Folder 511-512
Draft labeled "original manuscript," apparently copy editor's copy, with corrections in several different hands, 12 February 1992
   Folder 513-514
Draft labeled "au's correx #1," in similar condition as draft in folders 510-511, 12 February 1992
   Folder 515-516
Photocopy of clean draft sent to Virginia Holman, copy edit chief at Algonquin, 12 February 1992
   Folder 517-518
Untitled draft with corrections by Edgerton, 14 February 1992
   Folder 519-520
Draft labeled "au's correx #2," with corrections by Edgerton in pencil and red pen, 14 February 1992
   Folder 521-522
Photocopy of draft in folders 518-519 with corrections by Edgerton, 14 February 1992
   Folder 523-524
Draft virtually identical with draft in folders 518-519, with title crossed out and minor marginal variations, 14 February 1992
   Folder 525-526
Same as folders 523-524
   Folder 527-528
Clean draft, 14 February 1992
   Folder 529-530
Clean draft labeled "file copy mailed to Shannon Ravenel," 21-22 February 1992
   Folder 531-532
Clean draft marked "final draft," 5 March 1992
   Folder 533
Miscellaneous material including correction sheets and family tree, February-May 1992
   Folder 534
Letter to sales representatives concerning the new novel, 1 April 1991
   Folder 535
Page proofs with corrections by Edgerton
   Folder 536
Page proofs with corrections by Shannon Ravenel
   Folder 537
Page proofs with corrections to family tree
   Folder 538
Photocopy of page proofs with corrections by Shannon Ravenel
   Folder 539
Revised page proofs with no corrections
   Folder 540-541
Miscellaneous notes
   Folder 542
"Tombstone Commerce," miscellaneous and undated draft material
3.1.6. Redeye: A Western, 1992-1994.
About 300 items.
See also photographs in Series 7. See also Series 3.1.6 and Series 5 in the March 1998 addition.
   Folder 543
Background notes
   Folder 544
Notes
   Folder 545
"O-R. Ending of book," notes and source material
   Folder 546
"Ref. History," notes, timeline, and source material
   Folder 547
Notes
   Folder 548
"Reference--Mt. Meadows," source material about the Mountain Meadows Massacre
   Folder 549
"Excavation Notes" notes
   Folder 550
"Ref. Notes" notes
   Folder 551
Notes and source material about American Indians
   Folder 552
"Notes on Western"
   Folder 553
"Notes and Index Same" notes and source material
   Folder 554
Notes and source material
   Folder 555
"F. Discovery of Cliff Dwellings" notes and source material
   Folder 556
Notes and source material
   Folder 557
Notes and source material
   Folder 558
"N. 3rd Expedition/startup of tourist business" notes and source material
   Folder 559
"M. Mummy Resuscitation/electricity/grandma" notes
   Folder 560
Spiral notebook containing draft material, story ideas, and notes
   Folder 561
Notebook similar to folder 559
   Folder 562
Notebook similar to folders 559 and 560
   Folder 563
Source material, including brochure about Zion National Park in Utah
   Folder 564
Notes and source material
   Folder 565
"M[t.] M[eadows] Notes" and draft material
   Folder 566
"1. The Correspondent" notes and source material
   Folder 567
"3. The Embalmer" notes and source material
   Folder 568
"4. The Scientist" notes and source material
   Folder 569
"5. The Cook" notes and source material
   Folder 570
"6. The Indian" notes and source material
   Folder 571
"7. The Tourist" notes and source material
   Folder 572
"8. The Music Family." notes and source material
   Folder 573
"Billy Bishop" notes and source material
   Folder 574
"V. Angel" notes and draft material
   Folder 575
"A Red Sky," incomplete draft of novel, labeled "Part II 1904St. Louis World's Fair"
   Folder 576
"Chapter 10," draft and source material
   Folder 577
Notes, source, and draft materials
   Folder 578
"Trees: A Novel," 30 June 1992, incomplete draft
   Folder 579
"Trees--Early Stuff Summer '92," incomplete draft with Edgerton corrections; also labeled "Pool in the Kitchen: A Novel"
   Folder 580
"Early Pages TREES Novel #6," draft material and response from Shannon Ravenel
   Folder 581
"WESTERN TREES Notes"
   Folder 582
"For Trees in the Kitchen," notes and draft material
   Folder 583
"The New West, A Novel," notes and source material
   Folder 584
"G. Expedition," notes and source material
   Folder 585
"H. Relic Display," notes
   Folder 586-587
"NOTES/Beginning NEW WEST Fall '92," notes and draft material with corrections by Edgerton
   Folder 588
Notes and source material, January 1993(?)
   Folder 589
"First Part of Book," 28 January 1993, notes and source and draft materials with corrections by Edgerton and Shannon Ravenel
   Folder 590
"Modern Methods: Star Meets Red," 31 May 1993, incomplete draft with corrections by Edgerton
   Folder 591
"Redeye," 5 July 1993, draft material with corrections by Edgerton
   Folder 592
Draft material with corrections by Edgerton, 13 July 1993
   Folder 593
"Cowboys Indians and Mormon Men," August 1993, incomplete draft with corrections by Edgerton
   Folder 594
"Star, A Western," October 1993, incomplete draft with corrections by Edgerton; marked "obsolete"
   Folder 595
"Novel 6--Obsolete," September-October 1993, fairly complete draft with corrections by Edgerton
   Folder 596-597
"Mountain Meadows," November 1993-January 1994, draft with corrections by Edgerton
   Folder 598-599
"Mountain Meadows," 17 November 1993and 19 January 1994, draft identical to the draft in folders 595-596, but with different corrections
   Folder 600
Fairly complete draft with corrections by Edgerton, 25 January 1994
   Folder 601
Incomplete draft with corrections by Edgerton, 29 January 1994
   Folder 602
Notes and source material, January(?) 1994
   Folder 603
Notes and source material, February 1994
   Folder 604
Incomplete draft with corrections by Edgerton, 2 March 1994
   Folder 605-606
Photocopy of fairly complete draft with corrections by Edgerton, 15 March 1994
   Folder 607-608
Original of draft in folders 604-607, but with additional corrections and comments by Shannon Ravenel, March 1994
   Folder 609
Notecards, March 1994
   Folder 610
Notes, March 1994
   Folder 611
Notes and outline, March 1994
   Folder 612
Incomplete draft with corrections by Edgerton, 6 April 1994
   Folder 613
Incomplete draft with corrections by Edgerton, 2 May 1994
   Folder 614-615
Incomplete draft with corrections by Edgerton, 2 May 1994
   Folder 616
Clean but incomplete draft, 16 May 1994
   Folder 617-618
Third draft, complete but with a few corrections by Edgerton, 25 May 1994
   Folder 619-620
Complete draft with corrections and comments by Shannon Ravenel, 1 June 1994
   Folder 621
Incomplete draft with corrections by Edgerton, 20 June 1994
   Folder 622-623
Complete draft with corrections and comments by Shannon Ravenel, 29 June 1994
   Folder 624-625
Clean, complete draft marked "Clyde's original, 4th draft," 29 June 1994
   Folder 626-627
Complete draft with corrections and comments by Shannon Ravenel, 20 July 1994
   Folder 628-629
"Redeye" 7-25-94. Clean complete draft, 25 July 1994
   Folder 630
Front material and title pages, July 1994
   Folder 631-632
Complete draft with corrections and comments by Shannon Ravenel, 3 August 1994
   Folder 633-634
Complete draft with corrections by Edgerton, 3 August 1994
   Folder 635
Clean but incomplete draft, 8 August 1994
   Folder 636-637
Clean draft marked "final," 29 September 1994
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3.2. Short stories, ca. 1990.
About 20 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
   Folder 638
"The Ballplayer"
   Folder 639
"The Barking Dog"
   Folder 640
"Golf"
   Folder 641
"Lake Babes"
   Folder 642
"Venom"
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5. Subject Files and Related Correspondence, ca. 1980-1994.
About 4000 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Note that RESTRICTED folders from this series have been filed in boxes 104-106. These materials are closed until April 2026. Note also that Edgerton's file names have, with few exceptions, been retained.
Files include letters from and about friends, colleagues, admirers, critics, and collaborators, as well as copies of contracts, documents, and adaptations of his works. Among Edgerton's literary correspondents are Rick Bass, Allan Gurganus, Michael McFee, and Lee Smith, as well as his publisher Louis Rubin and the cartoonist Doug Marlette. Among the adaptations are dramatizations of Edgerton's first four novels. Edgerton's novels have been the subject of much criticism (favorable and otherwise), and reviews, notices, and reader responses are included in these files. In response to most of the positive fan letters, Edgerton attached copies of his replies.
   Folder 643
Adams, Noah
   Folder 644
Agnes Scott College (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 645
Airplane book
   Folder 646
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 647
Algonquin Books of New York
   Folder 648
Amberg, Rob
   Folder 649-650
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
   Folder 651-653
Aspiring writers
   Folder 654
Aspiring writers: Angelo, Katherine B.
   Folder 655
Aspiring writers: Barard, Michelle
   Folder 656
Aspiring writers: Collins, Terry
   Folder 657
Aspiring writers: Edgerton, Dale
   Folder 658
Aspiring writers: Guilford-Kardell, Margaret
   Folder 659
Aspiring writers: Hackney, Sarah
   Folder 660
Aspiring writers: King, Sarah
   Folder 661
Aspiring writers: Lynton, Ronnie
   Folder 662
Aspiring writers: McCann, John J.
   Folder 663
Aspiring writers: Pipkin, David
   Folder 664
Aspiring writers: Price, Judith
   Folder 665
Aspiring writers: Renner, Cooper
   Folder 666
Aspiring writers: Saltz, Cindi
   Folder 667
Aspiring writers: Scarlett, Ed
   Folder 668
Aspiring writers: Somerville, Jane B.
   Folder 669
Aspiring writers: Wiesepape, Betty
   Folder 670
Author's Guild, Inc.
   Folder 671
"Baby at the Lake"
   Folder 672
Ballantine Publishers
   Folder 673
Bamberger, Bill
   Folder 674
"The Band Director"
   Folder 675
Bass, Rick
   Folder 676
Bibliography
   Folder 677
Biography
   Folder 678
Bloom, Ken: Spirit Square Center
   Folder 679
Blurbs
   Folder 690
Book collector: general
   Folder 681
Book collector: Taugher, Dennis
   Folder 682
Cape Fear Theater (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 683
Carolina Quarterly
   Folder 684
Castaway Films, Inc.
   Folder 685
Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University
   Folder 686
Chane, Peggy
   Folder 687
Changing Names, a one-act play
   Folder 688
Contemporary Authors
   Folder 689
Curriculum Vitae, May and July 1991
   Folder 690
Darhansoff, Liz: literary agent (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 691
Darhansoff Literary Agency: Feldman, Leigh (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 692
Double Take magazine
   Folder 693
"Eating At Strouds," typescripts
   Folder 694
"Endangered"
   Folder 695
Faith and Politics Institute
   Folder 696
Family Portraits (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 697-701
Fan letters
   Folder 702
The Floatplane Notebooks: audio tapes--Random House (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 703-704
The Floatplane Notebooks: controversy
   Folder 705
The Floatplane Notebooks: correspondence
   Folder 706
The Floatplane Notebooks: interviews
   Folder 707-709
The Floatplane Notebooks: play
   Folder 710
The Floatplane Notebooks: radio play by Richard Henzel
   Folder 711
"A Four-Blade Case"
   Folder 712
Gaillard, Frye
   Folder 713
Gingher, Robert
   Folder 714
Goldwasser, Marion (Floatplane controversy)
   Folder 715
Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 716
Gurganus, Allen
   Folder 717
Hands, Jennifer
   Folder 718
Harmon, John
   Folder 719
Harris, Lucille B.
   Folder 720
Harris, Stuart
   Folder 721
Heavy Hand Productions (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 722
Henry Holt and Company
   Folder 723
In Memory of Junior: correspondence
   Folder 724
In Memory of Junior: publicity
   Folder 725-727
In Memory of Junior: reviews
   Folder 728
Interviews, denied
   Folder 729-731
Interviews, published
   Folder 732
Jahnke, Dudley: the August Agency (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 733
Justice, John (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 734
Ketchie, Beth
   Folder 735
Killer Diller: books, hard and paper, copies mailed
   Folder 736-737
Killer Diller: correspondence
   Folder 738
Killer Diller: correspondence about reviews
   Folder 739
Killer Diller: interviews
   Folder 740
Killer Diller: movie
   Folder 741
Killer Diller: outline and notes
   Folder 742
Killer Diller: play
   Folder 743
Killer Diller: Pig Pickin', 16 February 1991
   Folder 744
Killer Diller: publicity
   Folder 745
Killer Diller: tour (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 746-748
Killer Diller: reviews
   Folder 749
Literary consultant: Dick Massey (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 750-751
Lyndhurst Foundation
   Folder 752
Mandelbaum, Paul
   Folder 753
Marlette, Doug
   Folder 754
Marney, Annis
   Folder 755-756
McFee, Michael
   Folder 757
McGirt, David (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 758
Meadows, Noah D., Jr., M.D.
   Folder 759
Menuhin, Krov
   Folder 760
Miller, Vic
   Folder 761
Mills, Fetzer
   Folder 762
Mills, Jake
   Folder 763
Movies
   Folder 764
Much Obliged, 29 October 1991
   Folder 765
Music- notes
   Folder 766
National Humanities Center
   Folder 767
"Natural Suspension"
   Folder 768
NC Home magazine (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 769
"Normal Fishing"
   Folder 770
North Carolina Writers' Network
   Folder 771
Papers about Clyde
   Folder 772
Poetry
   Folder 773
Possible projects
   Folder 774
Press package requests
   Folder 775
Publicity
   Folder 776
Publishers Weekly: mailing list information
   Folder 777
Raney: correspondence
   Folder 778
Raney: reviews
   Folder 779
Raney: play (see also Tuning, folder 826)
   Folder 780
Raney: play, reviews
   Folder 781
Raney: radio play by Paul Newell
   Folder 782
Rankin, Tom
   Folder 783
Ravenel, Shannon
   Folder 784-786
Recorded books (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 787
Recordings (audio cassettes)
   Folder 788
Redick, Majel
   Folder 789
References Given
   Folder 790
Résumés
   Folder 791
Rogers, Ann
   Folder 792
Rubin, Louis B., Jr.
   Folder 793
The Rough Road Home
   Folder 794
Sandhills/Saint Andrews Review
   Folder 795-796
Saint Andrews (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 797
Sasaki, Hajima
   Folder 798
Scrapbook
   Folder 799
Sermons, Debra
   Folder 800
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant
   Folder 801
Signed books returned
   Folder 802
Share Our Strength (SOS)
   Folder 803
Simpson, Lewis P.
   Folder 804
Smirnoff, Marc: The Oxford American
   Folder 805
Smith, Lee
   Folder 806
Snake Nation Press
   Folder 807
Songs
   Folder 808
The Southern Quarterly
   Folder 809-812
Speaking Engagements (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 813
Speeches
   Folder 814
Stephenson, Shelby
   Folder 815
Steward School
   Folder 816
Stewart, Deborah
   Folder 817
Stiller, Matthew
   Folder 818
Stories: family
   Folder 819
Strupp, Peter
   Folder 820
Styron, William (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 821-822
Tanner, Bruce
   Folder 832
Talent Identification Program (T.I.P.), Duke University
   Folder 824
Tarwater Band: press coverage
   Folder 825
Triangle Travel
   Folder 826
Tuning, a play adapted from Raney
   Folder 827
Tyson, Ruel
   Folder 828
UNC Calendar essay (for Bicentennial)
   Folder 829
Vega Metals
   Folder 830
Walking Across Egypt: fan letters
   Folder 831
Walking Across Egypt: general correspondence
   Folder 832
Walking Across Egypt: play
   Folder 833
Walking Across Egypt: play reviews
   Folder 834
Walking Across Egypt: reviews
   Folder 835
Wankerl, Isaac
   Folder 836
Ward, Frank P.
   Folder 837-838
Weekly Reports, 1991 (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 839-840
Weekly Reports, 1992 (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 841
Welty, Eudora
   Folder 842
Westbrook Industries
   Folder 843
Who's Who
   Folder 844
Williams, Kenny
   Folder 845
WUNC: correspondence
   Folder 846
The Writer
   Folder 847
Wyatt, Bob
   Folder 848
"Venom"
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6. Audio-Visual Materials, ca. 1966-1994.
58 items.
Films, videotapes, audio cassette tapes, and one compact disc documenting Edgerton's experience during the Vietnam War (RESTRICTED) and his writing career.
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6.1. Films, ca. 1970.
9 items.
RESTRICTED: closed until 15 September 2023.
When Edgerton was in the Air Force in the late 1960s, he made several home movies using "Super 8" film. These films were shot from the air and from the ground; they show airplanes flying and friends and family. These films were apparently used as sources for Edgerton's Floatplane Notebooks. Note that these films were transferred to videotape (see Series 6.2.).
F-4616/1-9: Films (RESTRICTED)
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6.2. Videotapes, ca. 1970-1994.
27 items.
VT-4616/1-3 RESTRICTED: closed until 15 September 2023.
VT-4616/1-3 are copies of the films in Series 6.1. Other videotapes are of Edgerton's speaking engagements, appearances on television, and performances with his Tarwater Band. There are also a few tapes relating to Edgerton's friends, notably Lee Smith.
VT-4616/1-27: Videotapes (VT-4616/1-3 RESTRICTED)
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6.3. Audiotapes , ca. 1966-1994.
21 items
Arrangement: chronological.
T-4616/1-7 RESTRICTED: closed until 15 September 2023.
Spoken word and musical recordings of Edgerton and colleagues. The earliest recordings are "oral letters" taped by Edgerton from the late 1960s to about 1970. The later recordings include tapes of Edgerton's reading engagements and appearances on radio programs.
T-4616/1-21: Audiotapes (T-4616/1-7 RESTRICTED)
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6.4. Compact discs, 1994.
1 item.
Recording of the "Soundings" radio program, 3 and 10 April 1994. Edgerton was presumably a guest one or both weeks.
CD-4616/1: "Soundings"
7. Pictures, ca. 1991.
64 items.
In 1991, Edgerton made a trip to Colorado and Utah, where he found the inspiration for Redeye. These photographs are of mesa, pueblos, and other sights that Edgerton incorporated into his novel. There are also photographs of the dog who served as the model Redeye.
   Folder 2/P-4616
Photographs of general scenes and Anasazi cliff dwellings, a train, a wagon, and other western artifacts (negatives on file).
   Folder 3/P-4616
Photographs of the dog that served as the model for Redeye. Also included are pictures of horses, a young girl on horseback (possibly Edgerton's daughter), and a white dog (negatives on file).
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Addition of March 1998 (Acc. 98062)
About 6,500 items (16.5 linear feet).
Items in Series 1 and 5 selected by Clyde Edgerton are closed until April 2029.
1944-1997.
Chiefly personal and literary correspondence, drafts of the novels Redeye and Where Trouble Sleeps, and subject files relating to the novels and to other activities, including the Tarwater Band and its performances; book tours and readings; and other projects, such as a nonfiction work on baseball. A large portion of the correspondence is with editors at Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, former creative writing students, fellow writers, aspiring writers, and fans of Edgerton's work.
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1. Correspondence, August 1966-September 1995 and undated.
About 4000 items.
Arrangement: chronological and alphabetical by correspondent or subject.
Note that RESTRICTED folders from this series have been filed in boxes 117-118. These materials are closed until April 2029. Note also that Edgerton's file names have, with few exceptions, been retained.
   Folder 869-872
Personal, 1992-1994 and undated
   Folder 873-874
13 September 1995-1997 and undated
   Folder 875
Fan letters and responses, 28 January 1991-31 May 1996 and undated
   Folder 876
Fan letters: Walking Across Egypt, 1993-1995
   Folder 877-879
Requests for blurbs, 1990-1993
   Folder 880-887
Requests for readings, 15 January 1991-1995
   Folder 888
Requests for signed copies of books, 1993-1995
   Folder 889
Adams, Noah, 1993
   Folder 890
Agnes Scott College, 1989-1994
   Folder 892
Amberg, Rob: photographer, 1992-1995
   Folder 893
Aspiring Writers, 1992-1996
   Folder 894
AOPA, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, 1992-1994
   Folder 895
ASCAP, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, 1992-1996
   Folder 896
Audio Cassettes, 1991-1994 and undated
   Folder 897
Awards, 1997
   Folder 898
Baseball book: writing and marketing of Clyde Edgerton/Jean-Christian Rostagni book, 28 July 1994-2 October 1997 and undated
   Folder 899
Bass, Rick: Environmental letters, 1993-1995
   Folder 900
Bell, Madeline: Walking Across Egypt movie option, 1994-1995
   Folder 901
Bill, Tony: 1995
   Folder 902
Boston University
   Folder 903
Brown, W. Dale: 1994
   Folder 904
Butchart, Lee: Raney as T.V. series, 1993
   Folder 905
Campbell, Christopher D.: interview, 1993-1994
   Folder 906-911
Campbell, Hilbert: 1988-1995
   Folder 912
The Captain's Bookshelf: Catalog number 32-38 and 42, undated
   Folder 913
Catfish Johnny: 1994
   Folder 914
Censorship letter submitted to Harper's, 1992-1993
   Folder 915
"Changing Names": short story and one-act play, 1990-1993 and undated
   Folder 916
Children's story communication
   Folder 917
Contemporary Authors: 1992-1994 and undated
   Folder 918
Contemporary N.C. Authors: 1994
   Folder 919
Curriculum Vitae: 1993-1996
   Folder 920
Davidson, Cathy: on writing spoken language, 1995
   Folder 921
Dorn, Thomas: rare book dealer, 1992-1994 and undated
   Folder 922
Doubletake: 1994-1995
   Folder 923
Duke University: "Psychology of Language" class, 1989
   Folder 924
Duke University: "English 109S.3" class taught at Duke, 1990-1992 and undated
   Folder 925
Duke University: creative writing students, 1992
   Folder 926
Durand, Bob: proposed book, 1996
   Folder 927
Edgerton, Clyde: Bibliography in progress, October 1995 ed.
   Folder 928
Fellowship of Southern Writers, 1995-1996
   Folder 929
Ferraro, Clare: Ballentine Books, 1993-1995
   Folder 930
"First words": manuscript published by Algonquin, 1993
   Folder 931-932
Floatplane Notebooks: play, 1992-1997
   Folder 933
Floatplane Notebooks: radio play, 1995
   Folder 934
Floatplane Notebooks: audio script, 1995
   Folder 935
Frank: French magazine, 1993
   Folder 936
Hannah, Barry, 1994
   Folder 937
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 1995
   Folder 938
Hirose, Norio: Japanese translation of Raney, 1995-1996
   Folder 939
Hirt, Betty: Killer Diller play 1992-1995
   Folder 940
Ingram, Lucille, 1991
   Folder 941
Ketchie, Beth, 1993-1994
   Folder 942
King, Ed: and N. C. Editorial Forum, 1994-1995
   Folder 943
Lyndhurst Foundation, 1993-1994
   Folder 944
Lynton, H. Ronken, 1994-1995
   Folder 945
Lyricist magazine, 1993
   Folder 946
Marney, Annis, 1992-1995
   Folder 947
Mills, Jake: critic, reviewer and teacher, 1994-1997
   Folder 948
Millsaps College, 1996
   Folder 949
Murray, Elizabeth Reid: Cedar Fork township, 1994 (includes issue of The Leader, 5 November 1987)
   Folder 950
National Humanities Center, 1993-1995
   Folder 951
News & Observer: letter to editor, undated
   Folder 952
NC Home Magazine: essay, 1992-1993
   Folder 953
Nordan, Lewis, 1992-1997
   Folder 954
North Carolina Writers Network, 1993-1997
   Folder 955
Novel: aborted start to seventh
   Folder 956
Oxford American, 1994-1996
   Folder 957
Penguin: paperback edition of Raney, 1995
   Folder 958
Penick, John, 1994
   Folder 959
Photographers, 1991-1993
   Folder 960
Raney: student papers, 1995
   Folder 961
Raney: play royalty statements, 1991
   Folder 962
Raney: Jr. High remedial students' responses and visit, undated
   Folder 963
Ravenel, Shannon: In Memory of Junior, 1991-1994
   Folder 964
Redeye: editors, 1993-1995 and undated
   Folder 965
Redeye: 1993-1995
   Folder 966
Redick, Majel, 1993
   Folder 967
Reddick, Niles: interviews with Edgerton, 1994
   Folder 968
Renner, Cooper, 1993-1995
   Folder 969
Richter, Curt: photographer, 1994
   Folder 970
Rippy, Mitch: AMI, 1991-1994
   Folder 971
Rubin, Louis: on Where Trouble Sleeps, 1996
   Folder 972
Smirnoff, Marc: The Oxford American, 1991-1995
   Folder 973
Daugharty, Janice, and Snake Nation Press, 1993-1994
   Folder 974
Southern Living Magazine, 1994-1995
   Folder 975
Thompson, Tommy: Centerfest gig, 1991
   Folder 976
Twentieth Century Young Adult Writers, 1993
   Folder 977
Vogel, Amber: Carolina Quarterly, 1994
   Folder 978
Walking Across Egypt: movie, 1993
   Folder 979
Walking Across Egypt: play, 1989-1992 and undated
   Folder 980
Walking Across Egypt: play royalties, 1991-1992
   Folder 981
Walking Across Egypt: college students' responses, 1995
   Folder 982
Walking Across Egypt: high school students' responses, 1991-1995
   Folder 983
Wilson, Heather: essay, 1994
   Folder 984
Yow, John, Thom Mount, Carolina Quarterly, Amber Vogel, Peter Workman, Keith Brodie
   Folder 986
Personal, 1987-1995 and undated (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 987
Literary and Personal, 1990-1995 and undated (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 988
Literary, 1986-1997 and undated and undated (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 989-990
Readings and Performances, 23 March 1989-4 Februrary 1992 (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 991
Bayes, Ron, and St. Andrews' College, 1986-1995 and undated (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 992
Author-Agent, 1992-1996 (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 993
Campbell, Hilbert, 1995-1997 (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 994
DoubleTake magazine, 1995 (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 995
Elliott, Sara, 1993-1996 (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 996-997
"English 109S.3": student submissions for class taught at Duke, 1992 (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 998
Fordyce, Doug: student, 1993-1994 (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 999
Garrett, George, 1996 (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 1000
Guggenheim Foundation, 1990-1996 (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 1001
Hands, Jennifer: student, 1994-1995 and undated (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 1002
Harmon, John: student, 1992-1993 and undated (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 1003
Hovis, George: office assistant, 1994-1997 and undated (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 1004
Interviews, 1990-1995 (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 1005
Justice, John: Raney play, 1992-1996 and undated (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 1006
Krementz, Jill: photographer, 1994 (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 1007
Lawing, Joyce: former high school teacher of Edgerton, 1994 (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 1008-1009
McFee, Michael, 1986-1997 (RESTRICTED)
   Folder 1010
McGirt, David